National Quotes · Page 29

Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win.…

— Gerard Pique

There is very little chance of the modern Republican Party putting the national interest above their own partisan interests.

— Mehdi Hasan

In the tradition of national income accounting, economic policymakers have typically focused on variables such as income, wealth, and consumption.

— Ben Bernanke

Next to upholding the Constitution of the United States, the president's highest duty is to protect the security of this country -…

— Wesley Clark

By 1967, J. Edgar Hoover had concluded that the Black Panther Party had replaced the Communist Party as the gravest threat to…

— Alexander Cockburn

As attorney general, I'm helping lead a national effort to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions.

— Andy Beshear

Every time we send a text message, check our bank accounts or use a GPS, we are interacting with space. Space is…

— Michael Waltz

If liberals no longer pride themselves on being the adults in the room, the bulwark against the whims of the mob, our…

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

The emergence of a strong Muslim identity in Britain is, in part, a result of multicultural policies implemented since the 1980s, which…

— Munira Mirza

News and images move so easily across borders that attitudes and aspirations are no longer especially national. Cyber-weapons, no longer the exclusive…

— Robert Reich

I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be…

— Ed Rendell

It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

Europe is my home, Europe is my continent. Europe is where we live. The European Union is a political bureaucratic organization that…

— Geert Wilders

We will never abdicate the security of the United States to a foreign country or refrain from taking action when appropriate. But…

— John O. Brennan

I've worked closely with presidents, especially with President Obama, and I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is…

— Eric Garcetti

I believe in a strong national defense. But it's my belief that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan poses a threat to national security,…

— Gary Johnson

Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.

— Thomas Hauser

We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national…

— Mahmoud Abbas

Too often, we restrict trade that would create U.S. jobs and is in our national interest.

— Henry Paulson

We should raise fierce flames of innovations in the vanguard sectors, basic industrial sectors, and all other sectors of the national economy.

— Kim Jong-un

When I phoned up and said, 'Mum, I'm doing a 52-date national tour with Eddie Izzard,' she said 'That's nice, dear. How…

— Dominic Holland

I won the national award for the best music composer and also had the fortune of scoring music for songs penned by…

— Vidyasagar

As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.

— Jason Kander

I've known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

— Tiffeny Milbrett

'A' tours can be considered as a stepping stone to getting into the national team, so they are really important.

— Shreyas Iyer

I've been on national TV since 1994, and I can communicate in a compelling and decisive way.

— Jeanine Pirro

Since coming to Congress in 1971, I have been fighting to help create an environment where the goals of the National Work…

— Charles B. Rangel

Decades of eco-terrorism have effectively shut down our national forests from responsible management.

— Lauren Boebert

The National Award is a matter of pride for me, and it has also increased my responsibilities towards the country.

— Pankaj Tripathi

When I talk about a successful program, define that. It's not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do…

— Nick Saban

Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.

— Jill Ellis

Since I was very small, I always said to my mother, 'I want to wear the French national team jersey.'

— Wendie Renard

Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national…

— Paul Pierce

I want to win all sorts of titles and then the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.

— Douglas Costa

I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.

— Lou Holtz

The regional parties have emerged as a strong force, and they, too, deserve a place in national politics.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.

— John Howard

We have breathtaking state and national parks, flourishing adventure tourism and culinary scenes and the world's best horses. And of course bourbon.

— Andy Beshear

I think it's encouraging that President Trump is talking about strengthening our national defense, something he ran on again.

— Steve Scalise

The national party's well-disciplined cadre and election machinery is working round the clock for me.

— Jaya Prada